Ted

9.3

I have a few bottles of this from ‘12 vintage. I was fortune enough that Elie Wine Company had a case of 2004 laying around. Since I am not a big consumer of these wines I thought it would be fun to try an older vintage and see what may be in store in the future. I tasted with @Todd Abrams. Old leather and cherry and starting to get some old cigar box/smoke. Old red brick in color. Threw it in the decanter for dinner so I am sure it may get more expressive as the day wears on. — 7 years ago

with Todd and Jeni

Chris England

9.3

Love this aged library release @ £32 that's fab value 👍

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Gorgeous stewed spiced dark berries & plums through old leather, warm smokey oak, mushroom, red cherry potpourri, wet earth, liquorice, dates, prune & rich cocoa - it's sniffing oo la la 😍

👄 Med+ body of creamy silky dark fruits galore w/ an earthy liquorice & mocha gateaux backbone

🎯 Med+ deep earthy dark fruit mocha chewy gateaux finale

Recommended for sure 👍 — 8 years ago

Clarke Gasper

9.3

Beautiful pale brick red color, palate and nose were rustic and earthy. Mushrooms, leather, dried plums, clove, then took on an intense minerality towards the end of the bottle, almost like rust and crushed rocks. God, I love old wine! #popewine — 8 years ago

with Matthew

Matt Trader

9.2

If I had one sentence to describe this wine, it is this: "Ca' Togni is the definition of desire." The vintage was a 2006, and let me tell ya, have the years been great to this mistress! Showing a deep brick red color, and a wine still showing all its wonderful fruits, with an expected maturity thrusting forth delightful complexity, this wine will make you love Black Hamburg! (Black Muscat) On the nose, notes of dried figs, dried rose petals, old leather, strawberry-rubarb jam, followed by a pallet of racy dark maraschino cherries, brown spices, and a vanilla finish. Phillip Togni is a hell of a wine maker out of Spring Mountain! I highly recommend trying one of these, even if it is $50, it was most certainly worth it! On top of that, it is 1 of only three wines he crafts, still in his 80's, still the king of the mountain. — 9 years ago

Nick Wolfe

9.4

This is the amazing 2003 and is an OMG wine, expressing sweet vanilla over a beautiful silky texture. Color is moving towards brick. Muted nose has black fruit, leather, and a bit of toffee. Palate has hedonistic silky texture, black fruit, spice, espresso beans, and perfectly balanced fine tannins. Acidity is just strong enough to bring you back to the glass without pulling attention away from the silkiness. 120 second finish move from sweet to savory. Truly outstanding wine drinking amazingly well at 12 years old! — 10 years ago

Andrew Fortgang

9.0

08 tasting great. — 10 years ago

Cuvée Corner

9.1

Digging this Syrah's suave sophisticated style, dry dusty tannins, black currant, nearly ripe blackberries, licorice and dusty earth. Abundant acid carries the abundant dark fruit. Planted in sandy loamy soils. 7000 case production. $20 SRP 60% new French Oak. 17 year old estate vines. — 11 years ago

Chris England

9.5

My 28th/29th/30th & 31st bottles of the beautiful 04 & @ £40 & they are still superb value for a stunning old world Rioja 👍 & keep getting better & better 😁

🍷 Garnet w/ brick edge

👃 Old world Seduction of soft smokey oak, leather, plum, spiced cherry, vanilla, red berry & fig jam w/ a balsamic prune tone

👄 Med body of silky creamy red cherry/berry driven earthy & oaky mashed fruits with cocoa, fig & thick balsamic

🎯 Long soft smooth oaky rich cherry fruit linger with earthy cocoa & balsamic
— 7 years ago

Kc Kinnings

9.1

great wine easy drinking — 8 years ago

Steve Pacini

9.0

Jammy, Smooth, yummy — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Starting off this birthday week celebration with some old school wines, this one was the first Cabernet up (rounding up to tasting note 1,000 on Delectable this weekend).

Seems like this had been stored very well, cork came out perfectly.

Deep brick red. Seemed like a touch of TCA on the nose that wore off with some time and added some layers of damp wood, forest floor, red cherries and violet. Moderate tannins (5.5/10) and medium to medium plus body. Tons of red fruits intermingled with some earthiness and woody notes. Long finish. Drink now. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

James

9.1

Good drop with pasta! — 10 years ago

doug williams

9.2

Bitter minerality. Old world. Great stuff. — 10 years ago

Jesse Mallgren

9.3

Brick orange color, Cedar, old leather, minerals, Lincoln logs, dusty rocks, tart cherry, orange zest, green blueberries, vanilla, Thai market, refreshing acid, anise, fruit opened up after 30 minutes, — 11 years ago

Martin Bergo

9.1

This wine is from NW Spain, just E of Rias Baixas, made predominantly of hand-picked mencia grapes of >50-year-old vines. The color is light purple with a brick tinge; nose is full and round with dark berries, a flinty salinity, mediterranean spices, and a hint of cabernet-like pyrazines; taste is also round with mild small tannins and medium alc. and acidity, dark fruits, no hint of new oak, and a pleasant elegant finish. Paired with spanish hams, dried pata negra filé, and French Beaufort ”gruyere-comté”-type cheese from the milk of high-altitude grazing cows. Yum! — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

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🗞 GPS, Mobile Phone, Space Invaders, Sony Walkman, Test Tube 👶, Ben & Jerry 🍦
🎵 Night Fever, You're the One That I Want
🎥 Grease, Animal House, Halloween, Superman
🗣 Nanoo Nanoo!, Za Plane! Za Plane!
🌍 4.223B

40yrs old & @ £105 & alive & kicking 👍

🍷 Dark ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Charred oak smoke, leather, herbs, faded blackcurrant, pencil lead, dates & minerals

👄 Med body of lively blackberry/currant w/ red berry, date & earthy liquorice dry tannins

🎯 Med dark fruit dry finish — 8 years ago

Ryan Key

8.9

Old world, brick red color. Warm red pepper. Acid. Earth. Soft, warm, and coating yet still a bit shallow and acidic on the finish. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Stunning gorgeous old world Rioja in an awesome year @ £75 that's drinking just lovely in a Zalto Burg glass 👍

🍷 Garnet cherry red w/ brick wall

👃 Smokey burnt oak, old sweaty leather, crushed ripe black cherry, caramel, sherry, herbs, earth, dusty cellar, red currant, potpourri & cocoa dust w/ liquorice hint - I ❤️ the 💨

👄 Med smooth balanced body of slight tart & sweet bruised red cherry soaked in earth, oak, sweet liquorice & cocoa - happy mouth 😃

🎯 Long earthy oak cherry linger 👊💥 — 8 years ago

Blair Ridder

9.3

Bright and lush for a 25 year old wine, soft tannins, herbaceous with a brick color on the rim. — 9 years ago

with Karyn and Tom

Adam Mahler

9.3

Almost has a Pinot blanc, old world nose. Slight funk and a touch vegetal. Absolutely no oak or butter on the nose. Bit of clove like spice. Great texture and mid palate. Nice spice on the palate with a really balanced fruit character. — 11 years ago

with Nicholas and Heather